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Light Up Your Festive Season With The Brightest Pataakhas Only On Zee Café
It’s that time of the year when the skies are lit with flaming anaars, sparkling phuljadis and smoking rockets. As we gear up for a dhamakedaar festive season, it’s time to shrug off the gloom from the past and celebrate ‘we time’ with the festivities on Zee Café. It’s truly a beautiful sight to behold as friends and families come together for a spectacle of fireworks from Hollywood on ‘Café Pataakha Fest’. Starting Sunday, 19th October, weeknights at 10 and a weekend binge starting 9am onwards, good fortunes are right around the corner with Zee Café bringing you the finest entertainment this month from its archive of titular shows and movies right on your screens.
The dazzling line-up kickstarts with the all new L.A.’s Finest Season 2 airing weeknights at 10PM. Starring Jessica Alba (Sin City) and Gabrielle Union (Bad Boys II), this is the kind of cop action you are looking for to light up your weekdays with big guns and fiery explosions. It’s time to lock and load as the deadly duo return to take you through the labyrinth of Los Angeles’ gang ridden badlands as they take lead to rain down fury on the bad guys.
Stay blazed on weekends with the best episodes of your favourite shows staring 9AM onwards airing all day long. Award-winning reality cooking show MasterChef Australia Season 8 takes centre stage this month as home cooks scurry around the kitchen to produce a unique palette of flavours to win the prestigious title of Australia’s finest chef. Situational comedy has always found its place on Zee Café with 80’s hit series Seinfeld starring Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards. The cherry on the top is the iconic television show I Dream Of Jeannie starring Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman that tells the story of 2,000-year-old genie who falls in love with an astronaut, her knight in shining armour who rescues her from her recluse confinement into a new world filled with adventure and excitement.
There are tonnes of more ‘pataakhas’ to look forward to straight from Hollywood with blockbuster movies such as 2020s superhero-hit ‘Bloodshot’ starring Vin Diesel, Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood’ and the Resident Evil series.
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ZEE5 UK partners Narrative Entertainment to add UK channels
Six FAST channels added as platform sharpens hybrid play in Britain
LONDON: ZEE5 UK struck a first-of-its-kind deal with Narrative Entertainment, bringing mainstream UK television channels onto an Indian streaming platform as it pushes to deepen its footprint in a crowded, mature market.
The partnership adds six of Narrative’s FAST channels to the service, including Great! Movies, Great! Romance, Great! Mystery and kids brands POP, Tiny Pop and POP UP, widening ZEE5 UK’s appeal across genres and age groups.
The move reflects a clear shift in strategy. ZEE5 UK is betting on a hybrid model that blends on-demand content with curated, always-on channels to drive discovery and increase time spent on the platform.
“This partnership represents a meaningful evolution in how we serve audiences in mature markets like the UK, where viewers are defined by habits, convenience and choice rather than geography or language alone,” said Parul Goel, territory head, Europe, Zee Entertainment. “By bringing trusted mainstream UK channels together with our premium originals, movies and kids’ content, we are building a more consumer-centric platform that simplifies viewing while increasing depth and relevance.”
Fateha Begum, commercial director, Narrative Entertainment, said the tie-up would fuel growth for both sides. “Our portfolio of quality programming, with such wide and enduring appeal, is a perfect complement to ZEE5 UK. This is a strong partnership that will support growth for both parties, and we share Zee Entertainment’s vision of an increasingly partnership-led future for the industry.”
ZEE5’s global library spans over 4,000 films and more than 500 originals, with over 130 new titles added annually. The addition of Narrative’s channels strengthens its kids offering and introduces genre-led linear experiences alongside its on-demand catalogue.
The deal also gives Narrative access to ZEE5 UK’s fast-growing user base, extending reach without diluting brand identity, while reinforcing ZEE5 UK’s network of more than 40 live channels.
As streaming wars intensify, ZEE5 UK is widening its playbook, blending content, convenience and partnerships in a bid to win screen time in one of the world’s toughest markets.
